TKO Boxing: Prospect Lenroy Thomas Wins In New York
Tampa based heavyweight prospect Lenroy “TNT†Thomas improved to 11-1 (7) with a four round unanimous decision win over Terrell Nelson on Saturday night at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Fighting on the off-TV portion of the Top Rank produced “Two World Title Fights—One Night†card, the brick house built southpaw Thomas, dominated Nelson, now 9-8(6), from the opening bell with his piston like jab and strong overhand left crosses.
Scores at the end of the bout were 40-36, 40-35 and 39-37, all in favor of the 23 year old Jamaican born Thomas.
Said Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions, ‘This was a nice solid win for Lenroy, his hard work in the gym with Dan Birmingham is paying off. He was in great shape and really took the fight to Nelson.â€
“We’d like to get a step up fight for him in the next two months, either something on ESPN or Shobox. The American heavyweight landscape is a little barren right now and we think that Lenroy came really make some noise in 2009.â€